Gricd

About Gricd

In Africa, 52% of children hospitalized with severe and life-threatening anemia who are not able to receive a blood transfusion immediately die by 8 hours with 90% of these deaths occurring within 2.5 hours of hospital admission (ICCARE). Only 4% of children who received a transfusion within 8 hours die, emphasizing the importance of the availability of blood transfusion as a life-saving intervention The most common cause of maternal deaths in Africa is severe bleeding, which contributes to over 40% of maternal deaths. It has been estimated tha...